1. The Art of Spiritual Confrontation
In Liuren Fajiao, Breaking Halls (破館 - Po Guan) is the advanced discipline of neutralizing a hostile Altar or "Spiritual Office" that is actively being used to cause harm. This is a high-stakes competency of the Sanshanjiao (Three Mountains Teaching) , used only when all other defensive measures have failed.
2. Functional Ritual Dynamics
Breaking a hall involves "Breaching" the energetic integrity of the hostile ritual space and disconnecting its access to the lineage power.
| Method | Metaphysical Action | Ritual Objective |
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| Po Guan Fu (Breaking Hall Fu) | Severing the "Bureaucratic Link" of the hostile altar. | The hostile office "Closes" and its talismans lose efficacy. |
| Five Thunder Shattering | Direct energetic strike on the "Heart" of the hall. | Overpowering and scattering the hostile spiritual troops. |
| Altar Sealing | Establishing a "Void Zone" around the hostile site. | Preventing the hostile practitioner from re-establishing their link. |
3. Advanced Combat & Soldier Management
Po Guan work is synonymous with Spiritual Combat (鬥法 - Dou Fa) . It requires the practitioner's total synchronization with the Military Guardians (Bing Ma) .
- Authorization: Only Sanshanjiao level practitioners or higher have the "Seal of Authority" to engage in Hall Breaking.
- Lineage Protection: The practitioner must be deeply "Sealed" (Fengshen) to prevent the "Back-Sha" from the hostile altar from hooking into their own household.
- Zen Equanimity: The ritual must be performed without anger or personal malice. If the practitioner's heart is "Hot" (Anger), they become vulnerable to the fire they are trying to extinguish.
4. Lineage Law: Spiritual Rectification
Breaking Halls is the most serious application of Spiritual Combat (Dou Fa) . It is an act of Rectification —using the Altar's mandate to nullify a hostile office that has violated the laws of the lineage or the celestial bureaucracy.
- Righteous Execution: The practitioner acts as the enforcer of the Liuren Xianshi , removing the "Unauthorized" spiritual tools used to cause harm.
- Lineage Sovereignty: The power to break a hall comes from the supreme rank of the Liuren Ancestors, who hold the authority to close the gates of lesser or corrupt altars.
Mandatory Warning:
Po Guan rituals are tracked by the Altar. If a practitioner attempts to break a hall out of professional jealousy, greed, or arrogance, the act is considered "Breaking Your Own Altar." The Ancestral Masters will withdraw their protection, leading to the collapse of the practitioner's own ritual office and severe spiritual retribution. Use only for the defense of the lineage and the innocent.
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